As the world population grows and places more demand on limited fossil fuels, renewable energy becomes more relevant as part of the solution to the impending energy dilemma. Renewable energy is now included in national policies, with goals for it to be a significant percentage o…
by United Nations Environment Programme, World Meteorological Organization, Edenhofer, Ottmar, Pichs Madruga, Ramón, Sokona, Y., Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change., Working Group III, Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung
This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SRREN) assesses the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change. It covers the six most important renewable energy sources - bioenergy, solar, geothermal, hydropower, ocean and wind en…
"Continuously increased consumption of fossil fuels, decreased availability of easily accessible fossil fuels, significant contributions to climate change and wildly fluctuating fuels prices have combine to challenge the reliability and sustainability of our current energy suppl…
This product is not available separately, it is only sold as part of a set. There are 750 products in the set and these are all sold as one entity.
With increasing concerns regarding the effect the textile industry is having on the environment, more and more textile researchers, producers and manufacturers are looking to biodegradable and sustainable fibres as an effective way of reducing the impact textiles have on the env…
"The vast majority of plastic products are made from petroleum-based synthetic polymers that do not degrade in a landfill site or in a compost-like environment. As a consequence, the disposal of these products poses a serious environmental problem. An environmentally-conscious a…
"Unlike any other book on the topic, Efficiency and sustainability in the energy and chemical industries prepares engineers for the transition from fossil-based, non-sustainable technologies to sustainable low-waste procedures using renewable energy and resources ..."--Page 4 of…
Effects of environmental, economic, social, political and technical factors have led to the rapid deployment of various sources of renewable energy-based power generation. The incorporation of these generation technologies have led to the development of a broad array of new meth…
This volume reports the latest advances in the science & technology related to the conversion of lignocellulosics. A portion of the volume is devoted to molecular biology of the enzymes & the microbes involved in the conversion. Hydrolysis of cellulose continues to be of prime i…
